EU imports - Pinewood Nematode demarcated areas

Mainland Portugal including a 20km buffer situated along the border with Spain

Island of Madeira

20 km radius area around As Neves, Galicia (Spain)

20 km radius area around Valverde del Fresno, Extremadura (Spain)

20 km radius area around Santi-Spíritus, Castilla y León (Spain)

No conifer material shall leave these demarcated areas unless it has been treated to meet the following conditions:

Plants

must not leave the demarcated area

Wood and bark

must be accompanied by a plant passport confirming that it has been heat treated to achieve a minimum core temperature of 56C for at least 30 minutes. Material must be moved outside the flight season of the vector or if bark-free be covered by a protective covering to prevent infestation with PWN or its vector